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EDawg2011
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There should be an option to reply to people on the forums. It would work the same as in comments. The reply starts with the @username thing and the user who's getting replied to gets notified.

Last edited by EDawg2011 (Dec. 23, 2023 21:12:21)

RethinkingVoxels
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EDawg2011 wrote:

There should be an option to reply to people in the forums. It would work the same as in comments. The reply starts with the @username thing and the user who's getting replied to gets notified.
isn't it like what we are using right now? (quoting)
Zydrolic
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Pretty sure 6.3 extends to notifying on the forums

The Official List of Rejected Suggestions, Top Sticky by Za-Chary wrote:

6.3 Notification for being mentioned in comments
Some users would like to be notified whenever someone mentions their username in a comment on the website. Although such an option was considered, it was not added due to the potential for spam. For instance, someone could write @Scratcher multiple times to spam that user's notifications.

Anyway, quoting is enough though, no?
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RethinkingVoxels wrote:

EDawg2011 wrote:

There should be an option to reply to people in the forums. It would work the same as in comments. The reply starts with the @username thing and the user who's getting replied to gets notified.
isn't it like what we are using right now? (quoting)
No, because there would be no false replying
EDawg2011
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RethinkingVoxels wrote:

isn't it like what we are using right now? (quoting)
Quoting doesn't notify the user.
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EDawg2011
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Zydrolic wrote:

snip
It would work the same as replying to comments. It doesn't notify you just because you get quoted.
pasta_enjoyer7
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EDawg2011 wrote:

It would work the same as replying to comments. It doesn't notify you just because you get quoted.
I mean, if you're following the topic (and people might follow the topic once they post on it), then you'll get notified. People could always comment on your profile/projects if they really have something urgent to say.

Last edited by pasta_enjoyer7 (Dec. 23, 2023 22:08:15)

EDawg2011
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pasta_enjoyer7 wrote:

People could always comment on your profile/projects if they really have something urgent to say.
What if comments are off?
pasta_enjoyer7
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EDawg2011 wrote:

What if comments are off?
Projects could work. Otherwise:

pasta_enjoyer7 wrote:

I mean, if you're following the topic (and people might follow the topic once they post on it), then you'll get notified.
k7e
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If this gets implemented, the feature to edit forum posts should be removed, as someone could say something nice, wait until someone replies that they agree, and edit the post to say something offensive.
Za-Chary
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k7e wrote:

If this gets implemented, the feature to edit forum posts should be removed, as someone could say something nice, wait until someone replies that they agree, and edit the post to say something offensive.
goodbye TOLORS
Xzillox
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Zydrolic wrote:

(#3)
Pretty sure 6.3 extends to notifying on the forums

The Official List of Rejected Suggestions, Top Sticky by Za-Chary wrote:

6.3 Notification for being mentioned in comments
Some users would like to be notified whenever someone mentions their username in a comment on the website. Although such an option was considered, it was not added due to the potential for spam. For instance, someone could write @Scratcher multiple times to spam that user's notifications.

Anyway, quoting is enough though, no?
I think this is a more relevant rejection

TOLORS wrote:

9.2 Notification for being quoted in topics
Due to the way that the forum structure works, this suggestion simply is not possible to add. Even if it was possible, there would be a very high possibility of getting spammed with unwanted notifications. The technical issues and the potential for abuse make this feature rather impractical. If you want to stay updated on a certain topic, you can always follow the topic and get notified for new posts that are made.

If you want to be notified when someone quotes your post, just follow the topic.
EDawg2011
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pasta_enjoyer7 wrote:

Projects could work.
What if they have no projects? Also, for the following topics point, what if you're trying to reply to a user who hasn't followed the thread, has no projects, and has comments off?
PaperMarioFan2022
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This is technically already implemented from what I'm seeing below.

Support, because they're already called “new replies” below the forum topic, and comments on the main site already have replies.
Zydrolic
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PaperMarioFan2022 wrote:

(#14)
This is technically already implemented from what I'm seeing below.
Not what OP means, actually.
PaperMarioFan2022
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Zydrolic wrote:

Not what OP means, actually.
Yes, but what I mean is that it's titled as “replies”. It's not that I support the suggestion or anything like that, but I was just pointing it out.
Xx-Gradient-xX
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On the forums, there is the option to “Follow Discussion”, and that will alert you when there is a new post.
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Xx-Gradient-xX wrote:

On the forums, there is the option to “Follow Discussion”, and that will alert you when there is a new post.
Not what they meant

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